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F-16s Pulled From U.S. Boneyard Are Being Delivered To Ukraine For Spare Parts
« on: May 02, 2025, 10:05:34 am »
F-16s Pulled From U.S. Boneyard Are Being Delivered To Ukraine For Spare Parts
The U.S. had not committed to giving Ukraine its F-16s, but images of the type being flown out of Arizona on a Ukrainian An-124 began circulating last week.
Thomas Newdick, Howard Altman

Published May 1, 2025 12:05 PM EDT

 
  Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios
 

Non-operational F-16s are being pulled from the boneyard and sent to Ukraine to support the growing fleet of European-donated fighters that the country is now using in combat against Russia. This development was confirmed to TWZ by the U.S. Air Force after photos recently emerged showing partially disassembled F-16s being loaded onto a Ukrainian charter An-124 transport aircraft in Arizona. Flight trackers showed the transport flying to Poland.

According to an Air Force spokesperson, the Department of the Air Force “has supported the sustainment of European-donated F-16s to Ukraine by providing disused and completely non-operational F-16s to Ukraine for parts. These F-16s were retired from active U.S. use and are not flyable. Importantly, they lack critical components such as an engine or radar and could not be reconstituted for operational use.”
 
Evidence that the F-16s were headed to Ukraine came last week, when photos began to circulate on social media showing at least three shrink-wrapped F-16s, minus wings, tails, engines, and radomes, being loaded onto an Antonov Airlines An-124 at Tucson International Airport, Arizona.

https://www.twz.com/air/f-16s-pulled-from-u-s-boneyard-are-being-delivered-to-ukraine-for-spare-parts
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Re: F-16s Pulled From U.S. Boneyard Are Being Delivered To Ukraine For Spare Parts
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2025, 10:06:23 am »
Did the AF get written approval from a federal judge before they made the decision? :whistle:
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Re: F-16s Pulled From U.S. Boneyard Are Being Delivered To Ukraine For Spare Parts
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2025, 10:16:41 am »
This is a subtle sign that Trump admin is slowly leaning towards the Ukranian side ... think Lend/Lease to the Brits in World War II.
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Re: F-16s Pulled From U.S. Boneyard Are Being Delivered To Ukraine For Spare Parts
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2025, 11:18:10 am »
I guess Pete Hegseth had to sign off on this, fortunately!
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Re: F-16s Pulled From U.S. Boneyard Are Being Delivered To Ukraine For Spare Parts
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2025, 11:43:51 am »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on May 02, 2025, 11:18:10 am
I guess Pete Hegseth had to sign off on this, fortunately!

Nope, Just a Federal Judge.
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